1) The lights will be bright. Like, blinding. Which means you can’t really see the audience most of the time. This will feel weird.

2) Finding a nodder. This is a friend that you ask to sit in the front row, right in front of the stage where you can see them. Their job is to smile and nod. No matter what happens. When you get stressed or flustered, look at your Nodder. They’re on your side

3) Do the tech check. If there isn’t one, ask to see the space. It’s always easier to check out the space, see how big the stage is, etc. Use the tech check and actually walk around on stage, go through the motions. See where you need to stand, where your slide will be, etc.

4) The sound guy will be all up on you. Not to be a creep, but because they have to mic you. Which means cold wires down your shirt, mic packs hanging from your hip. They’re usually really respectful and sensitive, but it’s still awk

5) Be aware of what you wear. If you’re using a lav (clip-on mic), your necklace will hit the mic and it will be very loud. If you’re wearing a dress, it might be hard to find a place to clip on the mic pack, so belts and pockets are helpful. And you might have to hold the mic pack. Which might not be a big deal, but good to know.

6) have a local copy of your slides. DO NOT RELY ON THE WIFI. I’m shocked at the number of people who rely on Google Slides for their talks!

7) the conference team is there for you. If you have technical difficulties, if you need a pep talk, if you could really use a cookie, ask!

8) Speaker notes are perfectly fine. Don’t let anyone tell you different. If it helps you to have something to reference, use it.

9) The room will probably not be full. Especially for confs with many tracks. So if there aren’t a lot of people, that’s ok! It’s normal

10) People will look at their phones when you talk. They’re not ignoring you. They’re on twitter talking about how awesome you are

11) Most of all, remember that you’re an invited guest! People are there to see you and they want you to do well! They’re rooting for you

InApp Voting

This year (to avoid long queues while leaving the rooms) the NFC voting has been replaced by InApp mobile app voting.

How? To start scan your QR Code from your badge to authenticate yourself and from that point onwards you can vote for your attended talks.

When? The window of voting is at the end of a talk and a grace period of 15 minutes.

InApp Questions

This year you can ask questions to the speaker from within the mobile schedule apps.

Just click on the related icon in the app or browse directly to the Questions web app.

Smart Watch Apps

The Devoxx speakers Sebastien Arbogast and Said Eloudrhiri have also developed a smart watch demo app, soon available at SmartVoxx.

They will explain how this was developed during their related University and Conference talks.

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Tue, 27 Oct 2015 10:02:19 +0000http://www.devoxx.be/?p=2600Before heading towards Beer central, keep in mind that we also have some other Devoxx events planned for you during the evening in the Kinepolis venue:

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Fri, 18 Sep 2015 15:18:06 +0000http://www.devoxx.be/?p=2483The Devoxx Belgium 5-days-Combi-tickets are now also completely Sold Out !!

You can still enjoy the Devoxx experience by purchasing the-two-days-University-tickets which take place on Monday and Tuesday. The university ticket gives you access to hands-on labs, in-depth technical presentations, Tools in Actions, BOF sessions and our brand new event Drone racing on Monday evening.

Devoxxians who have a discount code can still register via the “Personal Registration”.